Resumé Book
Dear Friends and Prospective Employers:
On behalf of the faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering, I am pleased to introduce to
you candidates for professional careers (Resumé book) at the doctoral or postdoctoral level who are or intend to be
available within the next year.
Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware has a long tradition of excellence, (the
“Delaware Tradition” as it is known in the profession) from the era of Allan Colburn and Bob
Pigford, through Art Metzner and right up to the present. The department has consistently been
rated as one of the top graduate programs in the country, and we are working hard to build on that
foundation. We are one of the largest producers of chemical engineering Ph.D.s, with more than
100 graduate students currently enrolled. We are a diverse department and have also been
recognized by the Sloan Foundation for our production of minority Ph.D.s.
Many of our graduate students take advantage of the rich array of interdepartmental and
interdisciplinary programs and resources to enhance their education and training. Examples include
many centers and programs, such as the Center for Composite Materials, the Center for Catalytic
Science and Technology, the Center for Molecular and Engineering Thermodynamics, the Institute
for Energy Conversion, the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, the Chemistry and Biology Interfaces
Program, and the IGERT Program in Biotechnology. These provide our students with access to
facilities, faculty mentors, and graduate student peers well beyond the scope that any one
department could offer, and are crucial to our commitment to provide educational and research
opportunities at the interdisciplinary frontiers of our field.
To learn more about the Department, our world class faculty and their research, and each of these
students, I invite you to visit our web site www.che.udel.edu. There are many changes in terms of
new faculty, new research initiatives, and new leadership that will continue to make Chemical
Engineering at Delaware a premier educator of highly qualified doctoral and postdoctoral students.
Finally, the motivation and organization for this effort arises from our graduate student
organization, the Colburn Club. We are proud of our students and are grateful for the energy and
creativity they bring to all our endeavors. We hope that this book will be of mutual interest and
benefit to all – please share it broadly with others in your company interested in hiring students.
Sincerely,
Norman J. Wagner
Alvin B. and Julia O. Stiles Professor and
Department Chairperson
